4 face charges after Centerville break in

CENTERVILLE — Four men were arrested Monday morning after breaking into a Centerville house and stealing money and marijuana, according to Barnstable police.

Brothers Tavonn Jackson, 20, and Terron Jackson 18, both of Centerville; Jaisyah Hunter, 19, of Centerville; and Abraham Aylward, 19, of Hyannis, are scheduled to be arraigned today in Barnstable District Court on charges of armed robbery while masked and breaking and entering during the daytime for a felony, according to Barnstable Detective Lt. Mark Mellyn.

Hunter, who allegedly drove the getaway car, was ordered held on $7,500 bail. The others are being held on $10,000 bail, Mellyn said.

Police responded to a Crocker Street house at 7:30 a.m. after a 19-year-old man had cash stolen from his dresser by three black men wearing masks, Barnstable police Sgt. Sean Sweeney said.

The man’s mother had just left the house and the men entered through a back door while the victim was still there, Sweeney said.

The men also took a bag of marijuana and jar of change from the woman’s bedroom before fleeing in a silver car, according to Sweeney.

During the break-in, one of the masked men picked up a kitchen knife that was in the room and threatened the victim, Sweeney said. The men were not armed when they entered the home, he said.

The victim said he did not know who the men were, but police believe he has some association with one or more of them, Sweeney said.

Barnstable police Officer Armando Feliciano noticed tire tracks at the nearby Centerville post office that indicated a car had taken off at high speed, Sweeney said. Feliciano then checked surveillance from nearby stores.

After identifying a car and license plate in videotapes, Feliciano alerted other members of the department and the car was soon located at the Dunkin' Donuts on West Main Street in Hyannis. The jar of change was found in the car, Sweeney said.

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Editor's note: The original version of this story contained the incorrect title for Barnstable Detective Lt. Mark Mellyn. The story has been corrected.